xUnit - How to assert that a call throws an exception
A year ago I made a post on the absence of the DoesNotThrow assertion in xUnit. In this post I show how you can assert if »
The Arrange, Act and Assert structure for unit tests
The Triple A (AAA) abbreviation: Arrange. Act and Assert is a way to structure your unit tests into 3 sections: Arrange: Assign variables, setup stubs, mocks »
Deciding on what values to use for testcases
Often when writing tests one value can be as good as any other value. Such as if you need to apply a number within a range »
Levels of automated tests in software - when to use what?
In this post I will describe some automated testing techniques. Testing is done to assure quality in our systems. But what is quality? Quality is that »
Why do we use mocking for unit tests? and the use of test-doubles
In order to understand mocking we need to understand different types of test doubles and what unit testing is. Later in this blog post I will »